On 31 August 2026, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, CIS Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev met with CSTO Secretary-General Talaatbek Masadykov.
The sides discussed the implementation of the Roadmap for the Development of Cooperation among the CIS, CSTO and SCO, as well as cooperation between the working bodies of the CSTO and CIS and upcoming events within the organisations. They held a constructive exchange of views on the situation in the CIS region and in the world.